Radio National Breakfast — Separate stories podcast

Feb 04 2025 248 ep. 7 mins 850
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Radio National Breakfast daily stories separated for easy listening. Radio National Breakfast is Australia's only daily national radio current affairs program, synonymous with agenda-setting news coverage, breaking news and a place where you will hear the most significant stories impacting the lives of all Australians wherever they live. It is a pre-eminent thought leader in Australia.  

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Pregnancy warning labels missing on alcohol

Feb 04 2025 6 mins  
New research published today in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health has revealed that only 65 per cent of alcohol products sold in Australia display the mandatory warning about the risks of drinking while pregnant. Businesses were given three years from July 2020 to implement these requirements but experts are now warning that the alcohol industry is dragging i

Change Makers: Dr Richard Harris on understanding risk

Feb 04 2025 12 mins  
Dr Richard Harris is someone who knows about risk. He became a household name nearly seven years ago when he helped rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a treacherous water-filled cave in Thailand. The skilled diver and anaesthetist was awarded Australian of the Year in 2019 and today as an author, podcaster and now the Lieutenant Governor of South Australia, he has dedic

Grampians Fires damage tourism and agriculture

Feb 04 2025 5 mins  
It's been a major bushfire season for Victoria as blazes continue to ravage the Grampians and the Little Desert National Park. What's the fall out for the farming and tourism sectors when these prolonged fires rip through a region? GUEST: Sarah Guthrie, Grampians farmer and winery owner PRODUCER: Brooke Young

Union condemns firebombing of CFMEU official's ute

Feb 04 2025 8 mins  
The secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) says there is "no place for violence" after a CFMEU official's car was firebombed in Sydney.

Major parties negotiate electoral reform

Feb 04 2025 10 mins  
Labor and the Coalition are still locked in negotiations over proposed changes to electoral laws that have infuriated the crossbench, who have called it a stitch-up between the two major parties.

Major Aussie supermarket to reduce number of items

Feb 04 2025 4 mins  
Next time you head to the shops for the groceries there could be some familiar items missing from the shelves. Coles is looking to cut about 10 per cent of products to help customers find what they're looking for and to avoid duplication.

What is 'Intervision' - Putin's rival to Eurovision

Feb 04 2025 5 mins  
For decades Eurovision has been a mainstay of European pop culture delivering bands like ABBA and projecting the continent's soft power to shores as far as Australia. But for the last two years, the competition has banned Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Now, President Vladimir Putin wants to stage his own song contest reviving a soviet era competition for some of his closest

Vic council demands extra police to tackle antisemitism

Feb 04 2025 6 mins  
The Glen Eira City Council in Melbourne's south wants a permanently increased police presence in the wake of a wave of antisemitism across the country. That council sits in the electorate of Independent MP Zoe Daniel, who wrote to the Prime Minister almost two months ago demanding more action on the issue.

How Canadian PM Trudeau's handling Trump 2.0

Feb 04 2025 6 mins  
Canada has less than a month to convince US President Donald Trump to not go ahead with his tariffs on Canadian goods after the president ordered a 30-day pause on new import duties. The reprieve came after a call between Mr Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who's pushing back against the tariffs as he prepares to step away from his role next month.

China hits back with tariffs on US energy exports

Feb 04 2025 5 mins  
China has made good on its promise of "countermeasures" in response to the Trump administration's decision to impose 10 per cent tariffs on its US exports.